Susan Weinert

Susan Weinert (24 June 1965 – 2 March 2020) was a German guitarist and songwriter.

Susan Weinert
Susan Weinert in Saarbrücken 2002.
Background information
Born(1965-06-24)24 June 1965
Neunkirchen, West Germany
Died2 March 2020(2020-03-02) (aged 54)
Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany
GenresJazz, jazz fusion
InstrumentsGuitar
Years active1982–2020
LabelsveraBra, Tough Tone
WebsiteOfficial site

Career

Weinert was born in Neunkirchen. Called one of the masters of jazz fusion,[1] she played over 3,000 performances.[2]

On her first album in 1992, WDR radio chose Mysterious Stories as jazz production of the year.[3] In 2004, Weinert with her husband Martin Weinert on bass, singer Francesco Cottone, and Hardy Fischötter on drums recorded Running Out of Time.[4]

Weinert died from cancer at the age 54 on 2 March 2020.[5]

Discography
  • Mysterious Stories (veraBra, 1992)
  • Crunch Time (veraBra, 1994)
  • The Bottom Line (veraBra, 1996)
  • Point of View (Intuition, 1999)
  • Triple Talk Live (Skip, 2002)
  • Synergy with Martin Weinert (Skip, 2002)
  • Running Out of Time (Tough Tone, 2004)
  • Dancing On the Water (Tough Tone, 2006)
  • Tomorrow's Dream (Tough Tone, 2007)
  • Thoughts & Memories (Tough Tone, 2010)
  • Fjord with Martin Weinert (Tough Tone, 2015)
  • Beyond the Rainbow (Tough Tone, 2018)
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References
  1. Alexander, Charles (28 December 2002). Masters of Jazz Guitar. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 111. ISBN 9780879307288.
  2. "Susan Weinert: Beyond The Rainbow". Gitarre&Bass. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  3. Horst, Martin. "Susan Weinert Band biography". Prog Archives. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  4. Turner, Mark F. (23 September 2005). "Susan Weinert: Running Out of Time and Synergy". All About Jazz. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  5. Jacobi, Elke. "Die begnadete Gitarristin starb im Alter von 54 Jahren: Susan Weinert ist tot". Saarbrücker Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 13 March 2020.


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